Boxing: Nigeria’s Anthony Joshua Under Threat

Anthony Joshua insists he will “100 per cent knock out” Jarrell Miller after coming face-to-face with his next opponent for the first time at a predictably tense and taunt-fuelled press conference in New York on Tuesday.

The pair will clash for Joshua’s WBA ‘super’ and IBF titles at Madison Square Garden on June 1 after projected negotiations with the likes of Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder fell through.

Brooklyn-born Miller, whose unbeaten 24-fight record boasts few recognisable names, appeared to anger Joshua by shoving his chest during their initial head-to-head.

From that moment the pair were kept apart on the press conference stage, with a serious-looking Joshua content to let challenger Miller do most of the talking.